Key result
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance successfully characterized extensive myocardial metastasis of malignant melanoma in a patient presenting with complete heart block.
Why the study?
Silent cardiac metastasis is not uncommon and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has potential to characterize these metastases for cancers with high cardiac involvement risk.
Case Report (n=1)
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CMR can characterize silent cardiac metastases and may be useful as a screening tool for cancers with a high risk of cardiac involvement.
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Rathi et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Malignant melanoma metastasis to the heart (n=1). Cardiovascular magnetic resonance was evaluated. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance successfully characterized extensive myocardial metastasis of malignant melanoma in a patient presenting with complete heart block.
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